Category: News and Events
Article commemorates anniversary of first transatlantic signal
Marc Raboy today published an article in The Ottawa Citizen marking the 115th anniversary of Marconi’s historic transatlantic signal from Cornwall, England to Signal Hill, Newfoundland. The article was reproduced by Postmedia newspapers across Canada via the canada.com web portal.
Marconi longlisted for RBC Taylor Prize
Marconi: The Man Who Networked the World has been longlisted for the RBC Taylor Prize for Canadian non-fiction, one of the country’s most prestigious literary awards. Read the announcement here.
Marconi reviewed in London Sunday Times
The London Sunday Times, Britain’s largest circulation Sunday newspaper, calls Marconi: The Man Who Networked the World “superb… masterly, incisive… a consummate work of scholarship that is also compulsively readable.” You can read the review here.
CBC Ideas broadcasts Marconi: The Man Who Networked the World
Marconi: The Man Who Networked the World was the topic of the November 10th edition of CBC’s Ideas. Marc Raboy took Ideas producer David Gutnik on a tour of Marconi’s various influences in the city of Montreal. The full episode — and more — is available for streaming here.
Marconi longlisted for BC national non-fiction award
Marconi: The Man Who Networked the World is one of ten books selected by jury for the 13th Annual BC National Award for Canadian Non-Fiction. To see the list for 2017, please visit here. The shortlist will be announced on December 1st, and the award will be presented in February, 2017.
Recent press: McGill News, The Tablet, Radio RTE
See the latest article, review and podcast about Marconi: The Man Who Networked the World: McGill News interview and article about the book A review in the international Catholic weekly The Tablet A report from Ireland’s county Wexford and interview on RTE 1 The History Show
Marconi Society awards ceremony
I will be speaking at the Marconi Society‘s annual awards event in Palo Alto, California, November 1. See their blog post about the book.
Marconi now available in Europe
Marconi: The Man Who Networked the World is now available in Europe. Find it here.
Marc Raboy to speak next week at London School of Economics and Political Science
Marc Raboy will be speaking about his new book at LSE’s Department of Media and Communications on Tuesday, October 11th at 6:30.The name of the talk is The Man Who Networked the World: Guglielmo Marconi and the invention of modern communication. For more details, please visit the LSE event page. #LSERaboy